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Dell Certified Professional - PowerEdge
Certification Description
Overview
This certification validates the ability to perform intermediate to advanced
skill level tasks in deploying Dell EMC PowerEdge Server products.

Certification Requirements
To complete the requirements for this certification you must

1. (OPTIONAL) Achieve the following Associate level certification:

Dell Certified Associate - PowerEdge

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2. Pass the following Professional exam on or after October 18 ,
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DCPPE-200 PowerEdge Professional Exam

Note: These details reflect certification requirements as of March 30, 2018.

Dell Certified Professional – PowerEdge certification has a two-year

recertification policy. Within that two-year window, a credential is
considered active. Please refer to the Policies and Procedures document
on the Dell EMC Proven Professional website for more information.

The Proven Professional Program periodically updates certification

requirements. Please check the Dell EMC Certification website regularly
for the latest information.

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DCPPE-200 Dell PowerEdge Professional
Exam
Exam Description
Overview
This exam is a qualifying exam for the Dell Certified Professional -
PowerEdge track.

This exam focuses on deploying, configuring, maintaining and

troubleshooting Dell EMC PowerEdge modular infrastructure products.

Dell EMC provides free practice tests to assess your knowledge in

preparation for the exam. Practice tests allow you to become familiar with the
topics and question types you will find on the proctored exam. Your results
on a practice test offer one indication of how prepared you are for the
proctored exam and can highlight topics on which you need to study and train
further. A passing score on the practice test does not guarantee a passing
score on the certification exam.
Duration
80 Minutes
(55 Questions)
Products
Products likely to be referred to on this exam include but are not limited to:
Pass Score:  Dell EMC M1000e, VRTX, and FX2 server products
700 (out of possible 900)
Exam Topics
Practice Test Topics likely to be covered on this exam include:
PowerEdge Professional
Physical Components (15%)
 Install and troubleshoot hardware components in new and existing
Study Guide environments
PowerEdge Professional  Distinguish components of proper cable installation

Modular Storage Infrastructure (25%)

 Configure, manage and Troubleshoot shared controller and chassis
based storage

Modular Networking Infrastructure (25%)

 Configure Host Networking, IOAs, IOM Switches
 Troubleshoot server connectivity

Chassis Management Controller (25%)

 Configure chassis using the CMC
 Evaluate power usage and policies
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Hopkinton  Configure multi-chassis management
Massachusetts  Capture and deploy server profiles
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 Infrastructure Management (15%)
 Integration tool options for Hosts.
 Map and mount Dell SC Series Storage volumes to attached host
via iSCSI, Fibre Channel, or SAS.
 Optimize the Host for storage performance.

The percentages after each topic above reflects the approximate distribution
of the total question set across the exam.

Recommended prior hands-on experience

Candidates taking this exam are recommended to have three years of
experience in deploying and/or managing Dell Modular infrastructure, such as
M1000e, VRTX and FX. They should also possess the skill set to configure
and troubleshoot server management tools, modular server networking, and
storage technologies.

Recommended Training
Combined with hands-on experience, the recommended curriculum below will
provide you with the knowledge and skills to help preparing for this exam.

Please complete [one / all] of the following courses:

Course Title Course Number Mode Available as of
Dell VRTX DESILT-812-3293 eLearning + October 18, 2016
Installation, Virtual
Configuration, Instructor-Led
Management
Dell M1000e DESILT-812-3294 eLearning + October 18, 2016
and FX, Virtual
Installation, Instructor-Led
Configuration,
Management

Study Guide
The Study Guide provides an overview of each topic on the Dell EMC PowerEdge
Professional certification exam and a list of technical resources for detailed
information about each topic. Candidates should use the resources for further
study and exam preparation. The Study Guide can be accessed here.

Note: These exam description details reflect contents as of March 30, 2018.

The Proven Professional Program periodically updates exams to reflect

technical currency and relevance. Please check the Proven Professional
website regularly for the latest information.

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